On BNA it is likely that we have now had our first ever bad transaction - or rather transaction that has not been satisfactorily resolved.

This is very much aimed at being a member to member area, less anonymous that gumtree, ebay or bikeexchange - you may have actually had online contact with the seller and for some of your sales choose this marketplace to give fellow forum members first dibs or a great deal. Mostly it works well but not always.

Taking precautions when you buy and sell is annoying however I would like to kindly remind everyone to take any steps necessary to protect yourself - even when a member has 150 posts, they are not automatically trustworthy.

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Marketplace changes - currently in discussion with the mods for splitting WTS and WTB plus also some techy things that could really keep this closed and for members.

toolonglegs wrote:The buyer could just post in the sellers listing saying they were very happy with the product etc and then the seller could just link to those threads in his next sale to prove he / she is legit.

LIKE, simple and most likely effective.I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all those members I've had the good fortune to trade with. A great bunch of sellers and buyers IMO A+++

...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.London Boy 29/12/2011

This sort of stuff happens, I wasted a fair bit of time waiting for a payment to come through for a frame I had for sale. The member had over 200 posts so I trusted him. I had the box packed and labelled. I later sold the frame on EBay with no dramas, for more money. What annoyed the most was the lack of any acknowledgement from the buyer, he would not reply to pms.

Seller beware is the best attitude, always wait for the money to appear before sending anything.

But with all that said the positive buying and selling experiences far outweigh the bad transactions.